{"product_id":"prequel-an-american-fight-against-fascism-9780593868317","title":"Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A ripping read--well rendered, fast-paced and delivered with the same punch and assurance that she brings to a broadcast. . . . The parallels to the present day are strong, even startling.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by her research for the hit podcast \u003ci\u003eUltra, \u003c\/i\u003e Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it. It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens' confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the U.S. government and installing authoritarian rule. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat effort worked--tongue and groove--alongside an ultra-right paramilitary movement that stockpiled bombs and weapons and trained for mass murder and violent insurrection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNone of it went as planned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the scheme has been remembered in history--if at all--as the work of fringe players, in reality it involved a large number of some of the country's most influential elected officials. Their interference in law enforcement efforts against the plot is a dark story of the rule of law bending and then breaking under the weight of political intimidation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat failure of the legal system had consequences. The tentacles of that unslain beast have reached forward into our history for decades. But the heroic efforts of the activists, journalists, prosecutors, and regular citizens who sought to expose the insurrectionists also make for a deeply resonant, deeply relevant tale in our own disquieting times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Maddow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Audio Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.10h x 5.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593868317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Maddow\u003c\/b\u003e is host of the Emmy Award-winning \u003ci\u003eRachel Maddow Show \u003c\/i\u003eon MSNBC, as well as the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDrift\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlowout, \u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling co-author of \u003ci\u003eBag Man\u003c\/i\u003e. Maddow received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Stanford University and earned her doctorate in political science at Oxford University. She lives in New York City and Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Audio Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":43182342766707,"sku":"9.78059E+12","price":46.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a160a7dc-62af-43ec-b46b-f0aed2abf6ee.jpg?v=1752146662","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/prequel-an-american-fight-against-fascism-9780593868317","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}